"Well, since this is the case, we will be ready to go into production. Next year, I hope to have two hundred doors."

On the test field, Xiao Ming patted Chen Qi on the shoulder.

But when he remembered something, he asked: "Can this gunpowder tank withstand the impact of gunpowder explosion? Will the clay pot be broken?"

The Tiger Cannon is strictly speaking a modern mortar. The real power of this kind of curved artillery is an explosive shell. I thought that only by combining the gunpowder cannon and the Tiger Cannon cannon can it exert its true power, because the gunpowder cannon is already equivalent to a flowering bullet.

The only disadvantage is that the time of the explosion of the gunpowder tank is difficult to control. Last time I used the gunpowder tank to attack the city, many gunpowder tanks either exploded in advance or delayed the explosion, and even had a silence of fire.

According to Niu Ben, it would be great that half of the gunpowder tanks could actually explode on the top of the city at that time.

It is precisely because of this primitive flowering bullet instability that it was not loved by the army when it first appeared, especially the flowering bullet that needed ignition on the warship was equivalent to a time bomb.

Because once stored incorrectly, it is easy to send yourself to heaven.

"Your Highness, the official has forgotten to say about this matter. The gunpowder tank is indeed unable to withstand the power of the gunpowder explosion, so the military workshop has cast a hollow iron egg."

As he said that, Chen Qi directed a craftsman to take out an iron ball from the wooden box on one side and give it to Xiao Ming.

Seeing the baby's head-sized iron ball, Xiao Ming suddenly laughed out loud. This was the original flowering bullet called the time bomb in the West, and it was also the legendary flowering bullet lost in the Ming Dynasty.

This flowering bullet is an iron ball. There is a lead wire in front of the iron ball and penetrates into the inside of the iron ball. The gunner cuts the lead wire according to the distance to achieve the purpose of explosion, so it is as unstable as a gunpowder tank.

This most primitive flowering bullet was equipped with very little ammunition in the Western army, accounting for only one-tenth of the time.

"Not bad, not bad, but the time for this shell explosion is unstable." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

He was not angry, but was happy. No matter what, this was a flowering bullet. This was an improvement for the military workshop. Only with this foundation can the next generation of flowering bullets be continued.

Xiao Ming's words made Chen Qi look ashamed, "Your Highness, one of the reasons why this Tiger Cannon has been experimenting with is the problem of shell explosion. The official found that using the Tiger Cannon to fire such shells is very dangerous, and it is not even safer than the catapult cart to fire, because when the gunpowder explodes in the barrel, the fuse will be ignited."

"You may be able to stuff a hollow wooden pipe into the bullet hole, and insert a slow-burning fuse into the wooden pipe, and at the same time extend and shorten the length of the combustion fuse through the rotating plug. This will be safer than a shell that directly stuffs the fuse into the bullet hole." Xiao Ming said.

When the fuse was not yet invented, Xiao Ming could only improve the safety and practicality of this flowering bullet. The problem with this flowering bullet is that the gunpowder in the barrel directly ignites the fuse, so no matter the length of the fuse, the fuse will be ignited near the bullet hole. Because of this, the shell will become very dangerous.

If a hollow plug is stuffed into it, the length of the fire rope in the plug can be adjusted by rotating it, so that the stability of the flowering bullet will be higher.

However, this flowering bullet is not as high as the Napoleon period in the 19th century, and can only be said to be a flowering bullet of one and a half generations.

"Yes, yes, why am I so stupid?" Chen Qi immediately turned back and forth excitedly when he heard this. He said, "Your Highness, the Lord will study this kind of cork shell."

Nodded, Xiao Ming did not disturb Chen Qi anymore. He knew that once Chen Qi found a new idea, he would study it all the way. At this time, talking to him was no different from Mu Tou.

After seeing the Tiger Cannon, Xiao Ming did not leave immediately but went directly to the artillery workshop. At this time, the craftsmen in the artillery workshop were producing artillery.

Because there is a great demand for foreign artillery this year, the iron molds in the artillery workshop have now increased to triple, and foreign artillery is being produced day and night.

At the same time, the number of other two iron molds has also tripled, one of which is the city defense artillery that Qingzhou is now in use, and the other is the naval gun.

Because the Garen ships need a large number of artillery this year, the production of naval guns is in full swing. The newly added twelve Garen ships require at least one thousand artillery pieces. This is not only a heavy task for the military workshop, but also a huge expense for finance.

Even if the cost of a thousand cannons is two thousand taels, it is only two million taels of silver, and this does not include the cost of ammunition and shells.

If you are not in charge of the family, you don’t know that the food, food, oil and salt are expensive. Now Xiao Ming has deeply experienced the pain of cutting his flesh.

It is precisely because of this that he decisively ordered a defensive posture against the barbarians. He cannot continue to fight like this now, because the economic benefits brought by fighting the barbarians are too few. If this continues, the war will drag him down.

It is also because of the money that he sells arms. If he doesn't sell arms, where can he get the money to build cannons and guns?

After passing through the artillery workshop, he gradually made up his mind to continue to expand the sales of foreign artillery in China. At the same time, the export of the mesh gun must also be put on the agenda. It is not easy for this military workshop to make profits.

After leaving the artillery workshop, Xiao Ming entered the musket workshop. At this time, Song Changping was supervising the production of muskets.

In the workshop, he saw some craftsmen already assembled the mesh gun. It seemed that Song Changping reacted very quickly, and he began to implement the order as soon as he was issued.

"Your Highness, this combroach is very simple. Five thousand combroaches can be delivered in two months." Song Changping said confidently.

Xiao Ming picked up an assembled coercion and looked at it. This kind of coercion has no bayonets, only a barrel, which is much inferior to the flintlock.

Compared with the profits of artillery, this mesh gun is more profitable, so Xiao Ming attaches great importance to the export of mesh guns. He said: "Now that the musket workshop has a business, you can consider expanding production like the artillery workshop. Some of the guns of each model are responsible for production, so that there will be no confusion."

Song Changping nodded, "Yes, Your Highness, the emperor will start to arrange this matter later."

Xiao Ming continued: "This production is one thing, and the development of this new type of gun cannot be delayed. With Chen Qi having the Tiger Cannon, you have to work harder to improve the range and accuracy of the flintlock rifle."

"Your Highness, the team of the officials is now conducting research on new types of guns. I believe that it will not take you too long to see the more powerful flintlock rifle." Song Changping said.

Looking at the busy workshop, Xiao Ming looked at Song Changping with appreciation. This guy has always been very honest and said that he must be developing it.
Chapter completed!